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10 Crew Missing After Cargo Ship Collision Near Istanbul

By SJ. Email:online@newsofbahrain.com Istanbul : Turkish authorities have lost contact with a cargo ship and its 10 crew members after it collided with another vessel in the Sea of Marmara, southwest of Istanbul. The Tugberk Imamoglu collided with the chemical tanker Alsu at about 3am,

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Published 2 September 2026, 8:00 · Updated 13:28

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10 Crew Missing After Cargo Ship Collision Near Istanbul

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Istanbul : Turkish authorities have lost contact with a cargo ship and its 10 crew members after it collided with another vessel in the Sea of Marmara, southwest of Istanbul.

The Tugberk Imamoglu collided with the chemical tanker Alsu at about 3am, the Istanbul governor’s office said.

Search teams involving ships and a helicopter are looking for the missing cargo vessel and its crew.

The Alsu does not appear to have suffered damage in the collision, authorities said.

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